Get Jazzed! 7 Creative Ways to Repurpose Mardi Gras Beads

Can we talk Mardi Gras for a minute? After all, it's today! Specifically, let's chat about Mardi Gras beads -- about how they're shiny and glittery, festive and totally awesome, but basically serve no other purpose the other 364 days of the year. Yet somehow, it seems most of us end up with them lying around our house at some point or another. This is exactly why I figured it'd be pretty fun to round up a few awesome ways to jazz up those beads and put them to work all year long. Necklaces, lamps, hanging chandeliers -- the possibilities are seriously endless! Ready to get your party on? Click through for 7 creative ways to repurpose Mardi Gras beads! - By Cyd Converse

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